Saturday's FOTD

Hello Darlings! Havent dont one of these in awhile. Family parties have been ceaseless once again so there has been little time to do anything between all the cooking, cleaning and traveling. Here is a FOTD I did for my cousin's birthday/Pacqiuao&Mosley fight on Saturday. Can I just say that I L-O-V-E Pacqiuao?! He makes me incredibly proud of my Filipino heritage. Yes he is the eight division world champ but what makes me most proud is his relentless displays of humbleness, compassion and charity. I love how he uses his fame and profit from boxing to help the struggling of his hometown, and he's not just sending money over, he actually visits communities in need and hands out food and supplies in person. He also has a non profit in his name and participates in various relief efforts like charity runs and such. Mosley has done his share of charity work as well. He worked with PETA along with a couple other celebs to do a anti-dog fighting PSA - which if you are against it too (which you should be!) Please make your pledge to NOT support the dog fighting here.

Anyhoo, I can go on forever on how I love people who do charity work but then this wouldnt be a makeup blog anymore :) On to the FOTD! Here's what I used:

♥ Face
~ Avon Prolongwear Foundation in Buff
~ Mac Studio Fix Concealer in NW25
~ ELF Studio Sunscreen Powder
~ ELF blush & bronzing duo (bronzer only for contour)
♥ Cheeks
~ Milani Blush in Luminous
~ ELF blush in glow (for highlight)
♥ Brows
~ Jordana eyeliner in charcoal
♥ Eyes
~ Milani Infinite Liquid Liner in Black
~ MAC eyeshadow in Sweet Eyes
~ MAC eyeshadow in Amorously
~ Dark Brown eyeshadow from my 88 Warm Palette
~ MAC zoomlash mascara
~ BFactory falsies
♥ Lips
~ NYX Lipstick in Tea Rose
~ NYX Lipgloss in Pinky Natural

Oh and before I forget,  BIG HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL MAMAS OUT THERE!!! Being a mother, a GOOD mother is such an amazing feat and you all deserve MORE than just one day just for you!!! I hope one day I will be blessed to call myself a mom as well :)

Ok, so here are my FOTD pics...

w/o flash

 w/ flash

eyes w/o flash

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend yourselves!!! 

♥ Leah

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Last Week's FOTD

Hey lovelies,

Hope you had a wonderful Valentines! I spent mine eating at The Old Spaghetti Factory with 3 of my besties! It was delicious! Im already craving to go back but unfortunately the closest one is 40min away :(

Anyways, I havent done a FOTD in so long! There were so many times I got all dolled up this month but I was so rushed each time that I couldnt take any pictures. I hate neglecting this blog! Anyhoo, here the list of cruelty-free cosmetics that I used:

Face:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer
Revlon ColorStay in 350
Amuse Highlighter
ELF Blush & Bronzing duo (bronzer for contour)

Cheeks:
NYX Blush in Pinched

Eyes:
ELF eyeshadow primer
MAC eyeshadow in Spectacle of Yourself (my FAVE!!!)
MAC eyeshadow in Unflappable
Lashes from Beauties Factory

Eyebrow:
ELF eyebrow kit in Taupe

Lips:
NYX lip liner in Natural
MAC Lipstick in Pink Noveau
Clinique lip gloss (forgot the name but if anyone wants to know, Ill post it up)

Excuse my red eyes! I usually wear toric lenses and these contacts are not toric so my eyes look a little strained here :/

 The lashes I use are super cheap lashes that I get from beauties factory (Ive been using them for years now) and theyre great, BUT as you can see in the pics, they have a shine to them because the are not made from real human hair. Im thinking of switching back to Ardell but the price for these is hard to beat (10 pairs for like 6 bucks!)

Thanks for reading!!!

♥

Leah

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Halloween FOTD

Hello my pretties!!!

So those who know me know that I am obsessed with WICKED!!!! More specifically, Elphaba. I've read the book and watched the play twice. I also listen to the soundtrack like everyday!!! I love listening to it at the gym LOL. Although the book and the play are drastically different, I love Elphaba's character in both. She crusades for the well being of animals just like I do!!!

Anyhoo, I knew I wanted to be Elphaba for Halloween this year but didn't know where to start. I didn't want to paint my face with cheap green halloween face paint, I wanted to make it look real...So when I saw LADY DANGER do a post on how she turned herself into Elphaba I got SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! She did an AMAZING job, and Im so happy she wrote down what she used and how she did it. Of course she did a wayyy better job than I though (seriously! check her blog out!) but I tried my best and it was a lot of fun :) Check out LADY DANGER's Elphaba makeup here.

Here is a pic of my FAVE Elphaba, Eden Espinosa. She unfortunately doesn't play her anymore but Im praying she'll go back soon! She has an AMAZING voice. I would put a youtube video up but they don't do her justice! She still sounds amazing though, you can look her up if you like. Anyhoo, this is the look I was shooting for (pic taken from google images)

Here's my take! Sorry the pics below were taken from my phone, I didnt take a lot of pics that night. I just went to a small family party and only like 3 of us were dressed up!

Oh and heres the cupcakes I brought to the party :) If you want the recipe, you can email me at TheRoyalBlush@gmail.com

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Quick Look

Excuse my weird facial expression or whatever weird thing my mouth is doing lol. This is pretty much my everyday look (as Ive expressed before I dont really like the "natural" look on myself). I recently purchased ELF's blush in Gotta Glow used here as a highlight and I love it!!! I will do a review on that next post.

Face
Revlon ColorStay foundation in 350
Milani Secret Cover concealer in Warm Beige

Cheeks
ELF blush in Glow (as highlight)
MAC Petticoat

Eyes:
ELF eyelid primer
ELF dark gray shadow (came in a set, dont have the name) all over lid
ELF Mineral shadow in Wild on crease
MAC eye shadow in Gesso

Brows
ELF eyebrow set in ash
ELF eyeliner in ash

Lips
NYX Pumpkin Pie lipstick
NYX Lip liner in natural

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Last night's FOTN

 So....still cant find the charger to my camera so the pics here are all taken from my blinding blackberry lol. Sorry for the bad quality! Last night I went to see Carrie Underwood and let me tell you, it was AMAZING!!! Im so upset that I hadn't seen her sooner, especially when she released Carnival Ride, one of my favorite albums. Its weird because where I live, its rare to find someone who enjoys country music, at least in my age group. Carrie Underwood is an amazing vocalist, I teared up on mostly every song she performed! I dont know if you guys ever heard her single "Mama's Song" but it was so sweet when she performed it because there was a slide show of her and her mom over the years and it ended with her wedding picture. I loved it!

Heres another set of makeshift FOTN pics (sorry theyre blurry!)

What I used:

Face:

Revlon ColorStay in 350

Milani Secret Cover Concealer in Beige (I think thats the color...)

ELF blush & bronzing duo (bronzer only)

ELF Bronzer in Luminous (for highlight)

Brows:

ELF eyeliner in Ash

Cheeks:

MAC Dollymix

Eyes:

ELF eyelid primer

MAC showstopper

NYX eye pencil in yogurt

88 Warm Palette (gold color)

MAC liquidlast in point black

Wet n Wild Gel eyeliner in black for lower lashline

BF lashes

Lips:

OCC lip tar in memento

In other news, I was so excited for the Venomous Villains collection and now that its out online I dont know what to buy! I was thinking of Briar Rose and Bite of an Apple Beauty powder and blush but I feel I have colors similar already. Also, I was thinking of getting Toxic Tale lipstick but $15.50 for a lipstick I'm probably not gonna wear everyday, is it really worth it??? and on the off chance I do end up loving it its limited edition so what will I do when it runs out??? decisions, decisions...

What are you picking up?

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